Prepared a Research Report on the Tobacco Sector, highlighting major factors influencing the cigarette industry

Team member development of "FDM Knock", a daily broadcast summarizing the news and changes in the Karachi Stock Market

Projects

Waqas Zafar's project work includes:

Karafarin Bank Iran

Development and Implementation of ORM framework - November 2012 – December 2012

Project was the initiative Karafarin Bank senior management and E&Y middle east office. Project objective was to develop ORM strategy, ORM policy and procedures for implementation of Operational Risk Management across the Karafarin Bank. The project also included building up of Risk Register through business profiling and Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA) workshops. For the purpose of of monitoring, Risk Indicators were identified related to high scoring key risks. Process with high residual risks were identified and proper mitigation plan were recommended to the senior management for their action. Staff were trained for better understanding of ORM concepts and adoption of their respective roles as delineated in the policy.

Burj Bank Limited

Development and Implementation of ORM framework - October 2011 – March 2012

Lead the team for development and implementation of Operational Risk Management (ORM) framework at Burj Bank Limited. Project Included:

Development of Integrated Risk Management Strategy - March 2012 – May 2012

Development of strategy for adopting integrated risk management framework. The project included development of Risk Appetite Matrix and Action Plan for Credit, Market and Operational Risks.

UGB Bahrain

Development and Implementation of ORM framework and software - February 2011 – April 2011

Development and Implementation of Operational Risk Management framework and software at United Gulf Bank, Bahrain Project Included:

Development of ORM three year strategy

Development of ORM policies and procedures

Training of Risk department and staff on ORM and software

Installation, configuration and UAT of ORM software, RiskNucleus

Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA) of selected departments

Banking Sector

Buy-Side Advisory Services - March 2010

Due Diligence and Valuation of Pakistan operations of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for acquisition by EFG Hermes

National Bank of Pakistan

Business Plan - November 2009 – January 2010

Team member for development of five year business plan for National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) including strategies for each business lines and respective financial projections.

Obeikan Bookstore Company

Operational Review and Physical Inventory - June 2012 – July 2012

Lead the team for physical inventory of Obeikan Bookstore Company in Kingdom Saudi Arabia. Project included operational review and physical inventory of 25 bookstores across KSA and a central warehouse at Riyadh.

ACCA Pakistan Office

Internal Audit of ACCA Pakistan Office - February 2009 – March 2009

Internal Audit of ACCA including review of financial statement and operations.

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

SME Market Segmentation Study(Link) - July 2010 – December 2010

International Finance Corporation (IFC) in liaison with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and assisted by Grant Thornton Pakistan who conduct a secondary research and a primary survey of businesses within the top ten SME sectors / subsectors of Pakistan to determine banking and financial needs of the sector. The research exercise identified top ten priority SME sub sectors of Pakistan and their respective needs of financial services. Accordingly, appropriate and generic product plans were designed as model for financial institutions to meet the banking needs of SME sector/sub-sectors.